KU notebook: Juenemann gets flagrant foul

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First half

Key play: Oklahoma emerged from a timeout with a lob slam finish by Cameron Clark with 3:23 left, the kind of play that can ignite a crowd. But Kansas immediately hushed the Sooners with a Thomas Robinson flush.

Key stat: Guards Elijah Johnson and Tyshawn Taylor had combined for two points.

Second half

Key play: Johnson’s three-pointer stretched Kansas’ lead to 62-40 with 8:41 left, and the game was all but over.

Key stat: Travis Releford was nearly as good in the second half (12 points) as he was in the first (16 points).

Notes: Juenemann gets flagrant foul

Oklahoma reserve guard James Fraschilla did his job in drawing a foul from Kansas’ Jordan Juenemann late in the game. But it was painful. Fraschilla, son of ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla — who called the game on ESPNU — drew a bloody nose from an elbow shot and had to leave the game. Juenemann was assessed a flagrant foul.

•Don’t be surprised to see KU assistant Kurtis Townsend’s name eventually associated with the Western Kentucky job. Townsend was a point guard for the Hilltoppers during 1978-80 and helped them win an Ohio Valley Conference championship. Western Kentucky fired coach Ken McDonald on Thursday after a 5-11 start. Assistant Ray Harper has taken over on an interim basis.